A Spy Amongst Us

Marc Mierowsky

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The true story of Daniel Defoe and the dirty tricks which helped bring Scotland into union with England. In 1706, Edinburgh was on the brink of a popular uprising. Men and women took to the streets to protest the planned union with England, fearing the end of Scottish sovereignty. But unbeknownst to the mob, a spy was in their midst - the English writer Daniel Defoe, now bankrupt and thrice pilloried, had turned a government agent. Marc Mierowsky tells the dramatic story of Defoe and his fellow spies as they sabotaged the Scottish independence movement from the inside. Together they disseminated propaganda and built a network of operatives from London to the upper Highlands, providing the English government with up-to-the-minute intelligence and monitoring its adversaries' every move.


Author(s): Mierowsky, Marc
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 03/02/2026
Pagination: 448 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Yale University Press
Published By: Yale University Press
Book Classification: Biography: literary|European history|History
Dimensions: 24
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ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780300260168

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